Notice2025-13537
Black River Limited Partnership; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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July 18, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 136 (Friday, July 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 33939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13537]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 11730-029]
Black River Limited Partnership; Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On October 4, 2024,\1\ Black River Limited Partnership filed an
application Non-capacity Amendment of License for the Alverno
Hydroelectric Project No. 11730. The project is located on the Black
River in Cheboygan County, Michigan, and does not occupy federal lands.
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\1\ The October 4, 2024 filing supersedes filing supersedes
December 7, 2021, March 24, 2023, August 4, 2023, and January 19,
2024 filings.
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The licensee proposes to amend the operating requirements of the
project pursuant to Article 404 of the license to be consistent with an
amended water quality certification issued by the Michigan Department
of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy on January 4, 2023, and to
address an ongoing compliance proceeding at the project. The licensee
proposes to operate the project in run-of-river mode with a target
reservoir operating level of 611.8+/- 0.5 feet NGVD. The licensee filed
a revised Gaging and Flow Compliance Plan to accommodate the proposed
changes to Article 404 and requests to revise the language of Article
405 of the license consistent with the revisions to Article 404 and the
revised plan. There are no ground-disturbing activities associated with
the licensee's proposal.
This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy
Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq) for the project.\2\ Commission staff plans
to issue an EA by January 30, 2026. Revisions to the schedule may be
made as appropriate. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment period.
All comments filed on the EA will be reviewed by staff and considered
in the Commission's final decision on the proceeding.
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\2\ The unique identification number for documents relating to
this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1750060234.
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The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
community organizations, Tribal members, and others to access publicly
available information and navigate Commission processes. For public
inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions,
comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1fee1e1f1d7d4c3d29fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="054a555545636077662b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Jeremy
Jessup at (202) 502-6779 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d49eb1a6b1b9adfa9eb1a7a7a1a494b2b1a6b7fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="743e110611190d5a3e110707010434121106175a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: July 15, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-13537 Filed 7-17-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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